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HB 610 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).

Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). Updates the Act, which Virginia adopted in 1994 to replace the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. The amendments were proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) at its 2001 annual meeting. The changes are mainly clarifying and updating UIFSA to reflect changes in federal law. The purpose of the act is to limit modification of child support orders to a single state to reduce the number of interstate jurisdictional disputes. Except in narrowly defined circumstances, the only state able to modify a support order is the one that continues to have exclusive jurisdiction over the matter. This bill expands the definition of state so other countries may have their orders enforced in the U.S. It also allows for an individual state to make an arrangement with a foreign country for reciprocal enforcement of child support. The bill includes procedures for voluntary acknowledgement of paternity.


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